Her mother would be proud

Her mother would be proud

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Shown during the 86th Academy Awards accepting the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in clips from a November ceremony, Angelina Jolie recalled her late mother's advocacy of using film as a positive force. "To stand here today," Jolie noted through tears, "means I did as she asked."

Shown during the 86th Academy Awards accepting the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in clips from a November ceremony, Angelina Jolie recalled her late mother's advocacy of using film as a positive force. "To stand here today," Jolie noted through tears, "means I did as she asked." (Getty Images)

Shown during the 86th Academy Awards accepting the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in clips from a November ceremony, Angelina Jolie recalled her late mother's advocacy of using film as a positive force. "To stand here today," Jolie noted through tears, "means I did as she asked."